Canoeing at Rod and Gun Club, Omaha, Neb.

Color postcard (13.5 cm x 8.5 cm) with a view of a woman in a white dress sitting in a canoe on a lake with an oar in her hand. The lakeshore behind her is lined with trees, canoes, and some buildings can be seen in the distance. At the bottom are the words "Canoeing at Rod and Gun Club, Omaha, Neb.

Fifteen sportsmen founded the Omaha Rod & Gun club in 1905 on what was then named Cut-off Lake and also known as Lake Nakoma. Private clubs built bungalows and docks for various types of watercraft. The lake was renamed Carter Lake in July 1906. The 303.51 acre park was donated to the city of Omaha in 1908 and renamed Levi Carter Park also known as Carter Lake Park. It Source: Wakeley, Arthur. Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas County Nebraska, Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, c1917, p. 160.